Unit name | Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases |
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Unit code | PANM10001 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Diezmann |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
Units you may not take alongside this one | |
School/department | School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
The unit introduces disease-causing microbes and the diseases that they cause. It includes methods for diagnosing infection, vaccination as a method for preventing infection, and methods for treating infection, including antimicrobial drug modes of action and the rise of drug resistance.
Unit aims:
To provide students with information about:
To teach students skills including:
individual written work, and oral and visual presentations as part of a team.
At the end of the unit a successful student will be able to:
Online delivery of Lectures and exercises
Practicals and/or online practicals supported by eBiolabs
eBiolabs prelab quizzes and postlab assignments (10%)
Poster presentation (20%)
Mid-unit test (10%)
Examination (summer) (60%)
The exams will cover learning outcomes 1 - 4, 6 - 7.
The assessment via eBiolabs and the practical writeup will assess learning outcomes 5 - 7.
The poster presentation will cover learning outcome 7 and any from 1 - 4.
Formative assessment:
For formative purposes students will receive feedback as follows:
Electronic feedback will be provided for the prelab and post lab work via eBiolabs.
Feedback during practical classes will be provided by staff and demonstrators.
Unit assessment marks will be provided and feedback will be available from the Unit Director on request.
A breakdown of marks for the summer exams will be provided and additional feedback will be provided by the Unit Director on request.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. PANM10001).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.